Caster mounting



2, 1932. R w. JANDA I 1,869,966

oAsTER MOUNTING Filed Feb. 10,` 1930 O GO [72 #627 ar' Ra dol/0h zur/mmPatented Aug. 2, 1932 UNITED srArEs PATaNr oFFlcl-z RUDOLPH W. JAND, OFBERWYN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CONLON CORPORATION, OZE' CIGEBO, ILLINOIS,A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS 'cas'rnn Mounrme Application flled :February10, 1980. Serial mi. 427,233.,

frequently moved after being once installed,

that is, which remain in one position. Stove legs of the Characterreferred to are, therefore, intended primarily for articles which arenot to be moved and are not adapted for lreception of casters or rollingsupports which permit of ready movement of the article from one positionto another.

One of the main objects of my invention is to provide simple andinexpensive means whereby a caster socket member can be applied withfacility to a stove leg in such manner as to be tightly secured thereto,this socket member receiving the stem or shank of the caster. A furtherobject is to provide a bracket member which can readily be applied to astove leg and co-acts therewith for reception of a socket member forreception of the shank of a caster. Further objects and advantages of'my invention will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawing:

' Figure 1 is a front view of an ironing machine provided with stovelegs and having casters appliedvto the legs, to permit ready movement ofthe machine, in accordance with my invention;

F igure 2 is a fragmentary Vertical sectional view through the lowerportion of one of the legs, and associated parts, parts being shown inelevation;

' Figura' 3 is a detail side view vof one of the brackets;

Figure 4 is an underneath view of the bracket;

Figura 5 vis a section taken substantially on line 5--5 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a section taken substantially on line 6-6 of Figure 2.

I have illustrated my invention as applied to the legs 1 of an ironingmachine comprising a top plate 2 upon which is suitably mounted abox-like cover '3 which encloses the ironing' mechanism. The legs 1 areof a` type commonly used for gas ranges and stoves', and are connectedadj acent their lower ends by a spider or frame construction comprisinga center bar 4: which is secured, at its ends, to cross members 5, thelends of which are secured to the legs 1, the bar and the cross memberbeing of angle section and the members 4 and 5 constituting a braceframe of substantially H-shape.

Referring more particularly to Figures 2, 5 and 6 the leg' 1 is formedof Sheet metal of suitablegauge and is of angle cross-section, beingprovided at its lower end with anv inturned flange 6 of appreciable areawhich, when the leg is used with a stove or like article, provides asupporting surface for contact with the floor. In accordance with myinvention, I rovide the flange 6 with a cen-,,

tral opening the fiange being provided with elements 8 which extendinwardly of the leg from the opening and define a passage 9 convergfingtoward opening 7.

Opening 7 of the flan e 6 is adapted for reception of a socket memer 10which, in turn, receives shank l11 of a caster 12. Shank 11 of thecaster is held in socket member 10 by a resilient friction ring 13mounted in a groove in shank 11 and contacting the inner wall of thesocket member. The construction of the socket member and the caster iswell known and need not be illustrated nor described in detail. Theupper end of shank 11 is rounded and contacts the underface of the upperend ofsocket member 10 and the shank is provided, adj acent its lowerend, with a shoulder 14 spaced a short distance below an outwardlyprojecting shoulder 15 at the lower end of socket member 10. o

The socket member 10 also passes through a ring 16 provided at the lowerend of the bracket 17 and connected to. the bodyportion of the bracketby a restricted neck 18. The 'bracket 17 is of substantially U-shape incross-section, neck 18 beine' disposed in opening 9 of flange 6, withthe ring 16 seating against the underface of the fiange in alignmentwith opening Y and arms 19 of the bracket disposed above the flange, thefiange extending into the slots 20 between ring 16 and arms 19. The armsof the bracket project therefrom toward the leg 1 and the finger 21extends from the upper end ofthe bracket upwardly and outwardly towardthe leg, this finger being provided, at its upper end, with a terminalelement 22 which extends along the leg and is provided with an opening23 for reception of a securing screw 24.

This screw passes through aligned openings in leg 1 and element 22 andscrews into flange 25 of end member 5 of the lower frame which connectsand braces the legs 1. Element 22 of finger 21 is clamped between theleg and fiange 25 and is secured against upward movement relative to theleg by the screw. The upper end of socket member 10 fits snugly betweenthe arms of the leg and the arms and body portion of the bracket memberso as to be held in position thereby, and the upper end of this socketmember contacts the underface of finger 21 at the upper end of the bodyof the bracket so as to supplement the action of the flange 15 inholding the socket member against upward movement through flange 6 andthe bracket. W hen the bracket is secured in position, the neck 18co-acts with the extensions 8 of fiange 6 to assure proper aligning ofring 16 with the opening 7 of the fiange. The socket member 10 may thenreadily be inserted through the ring 16 and the fiange into the bracket,the upper portion of this socket member being a push fit between thearms and body of the bracket and the arms of the leg, the lower portionof which is bent outwardly at 1a, as is common in stove legs of knowntype. The socket member 10, after being inserted in the mannerdescribed, is held firmly in position by the bracket and the leg 1, andthe caster 12 may then be applied by inserting shank 11 thereof into thesocket member.

It will be noted that the ring 16 contacts the underface of fiange 6 andthe flange' 15 of the socket member contacts the underface of the ing,the load being taken by the bracket 17 and the' adjacentportion of thelower end of the leg, the bracket serving to transmit the greaterportion of .the load to the leg above the flange and thus preventingbending or distortion of the flange under the load. The stresses towhich the bracket and theleg are submitted are thus caused to actlengthwise of the leg and the bracket which cooperate to produce astructure capable of supporting relatively heavy leads. rThe bracket canreadily be applied to a stove leg or like structure withoutnecessitating any changes in the leg, in any material respect, otherthan the provision of the opening for reception of the socket member. fthus provide simple as to facilitate movement thereof from one positionto another.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a supporting member provided with an inturned flange,a bracket secured to the supporting member and extending along the same,said bracket having an opening at its lower end and the flange of thesupporting member being provided with an opening aligned with theopening of the bracket, a socket member extending through the openingsof the bracket and the supporting member, said socket member beingconfined between the bracket and the supporting member, and a casterincluding a shank inserted into the socket member.

2. In combination with 'a supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned flange having an opening therethrou h, a bracket extendingupwardly from the ange and provided at its lower end with a ring seatingupon the underface of the fiange in alignment with the opening thereof,a socket member extending through the fiange and the ring Vand heldagainst upward movement therethrough, and a caster provided with a shankinserted into the socket member.

3. In combination with a. supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned flange having an opening therethrough, a bracket ofsubstantially U-shape in cross-section provided at its lower end with aring seating against the underface of the fiange in alignment with theopening thereof, said bracket being provided at its upper end with anangularly disposed finger extending to- Ward and secured to the leg, anda socket member extending through the ring and the fiange into thebracket with its upper end abutting said finger.

4. In combination with a supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned fiange having an opening therethrough, a bracket ofsubstantially U-shape in cross-section provided at its lower end with aring seating against the underface of the flange in alignment with theopening thereof, the arms of the bracket being disposed above the flangeand directed toward the leg, and means securing the bracket to the legabove the fiange.

'5. In combination with` a supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned fiange having an opening therethrough, a bracket ofsubstantially U-shape incross-section provided at its lower end with aring seating against the underface of the fiange in alignment with theopening thereof, the arms of the bracket being disposed above the fiangeand directed toward the leg, means securing the bracket to the leg abovethe fiange,

and means for maintaining the lower end of the bracket in predeterminedrelation to the fiange with the rin in aligmnent with the openingthrough sai flange.

6. In combination with a supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned flange having an opening therethrough, said flange beingprovided with two spaced elements projecting away from the opening, a.bracket provided at its lower end with a ring seating upon the underfaceof the flange in alignment 'with the opening thereof, said ring beingconnected to the body` of the bracket by an element fitting between theelements of the flange and co-acting therewith to hold the ring alignedwith the flange opening, and means securing the bracket to the leg.

7 In combination with a supporting leg provided at its lower end with aninturned fiange having an opening therethrough, said fiange beingrovided with two spaced elements projecting away from the opening, abracket provided at its lower end with a ring seating upon the underfaceof the flange in alignment with the opening thereof, 'said ring beingconnected to the body of the bracket by an element fitting between theelements of the flange and co-actin therewith to hold the rn alignedwith the ange opening, said brac et being of substantlally U- shape incross-section and the flange of the leg being disposed between the ringand the arms of the bracket, and means securing the bracket to the leg.

8. In combination with a supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned flange having an opening therethrou h, a bracket extendingupwardly from the ange and provided at its lower end with an ele-- mentseating upon the under face of the fiange and having an opening alignedwith the fiange opening, and a socket member extending through thealigned openings of the flange and said element.

9. In combination with a supporting leg provided at its lower end withan inturned fian e having an opening therethrou h, a brac et extendingupwardly from the ange and provided at its lower end with an elementseating upon the under face of the flange and having an opening alignedwith the flange opening, for reception of a socket member extendingthrough the aligned openin s of the flange and said element.

n witness whereof, I hereunto Subscribe my name this 4th day ofFebruary, '1930.

RUDOLPH W. JANDA.

